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Nanaimo, Parksville and Area

Belligerent driver
Driver pleads guilty to chaotic Gabriola Island impaired driving incident
NANAIMO - A highly intoxicated driver tried to re-start his flipped truck, then confronted emergency responders as they tried to help. John Eric Turk, 55, pleaded guilty to impaired driving and was sentenced for his early morning conduct on Oct. 9, 2025, on Gabriola Island's Spruce Ave. An agreed statement of facts out...
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Caps Back In
Clippers fail to close out Capitals
NANAIMO - The Clippers will need at least one more game to knock the Cowichan Valley Capitals out of the playoffs.Down 3-0 in the series, the shortmanned Capitals came up with their best game in a 5-2 win.Four of the five Cowichan markers were from defencemen including a pair of power play goals by Michael Ryan.Carter ...
Apr 23, 2026
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earth day goals
'We decided to do our part:' Nanaimo elementary students planting thousands of trees
NANAIMO - Almost 3,000 more trees will be planted across Canada and around the world, thanks to dedicated local students.In honour of Earth Day, students from Mountain View Elementary held an assembly to share some exciting news: after five years, they had achieved their goal of raising around $7,000, enough money to p...
Apr 22, 2026
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repeat attacks
'Bright green eyes shining:' cougar suspected in multiple Parksville livestock deaths
PARKSVILLE - A handful of properties in a rural part of Parksville remain on high alert after multiple encounters with what's believed to be a cougar.The nature of the situation was first discovered in the early morning hours of Saturday, April 18, when Virginia Brietzke and her husband, who run The Truffle Farm on Low...
Apr 22, 2026
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cleanup
Shoreline cleanup advocates push for awareness & change
NANAIMO - An international environmental organization is using Earth Day as a platform to expand on the value of longstanding grassroots shoreline cleanups. Conducted since 1994 across Canada, Ocean Wise volunteers have conducted organized waste removal work across Canada, focusing on ocean shorelines, lakes, river an...
Apr 22, 2026
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3-0 Lead
Clippers put Capitals on brink of elimination
NANAIMO - The Clippers are firmly in the drivers seat in their playoff series with the Cowichan Valley Capitals.They were at their best in Game 3 with a 6-2 to victory so they now have a 3-0 lead in the best of seven affair.Hayden Fechner, who sat out Game 2 due to illness, opened the scoring just 41 seconds in to the ...
Apr 22, 2026
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British Columbia

In the news today: Revamping Canadian broadcasting, B.C. Tory leaders, 'Go Habs Go!'
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... CRTC chair defends Online Streaming Act work after critics say regulator too slow CRTC chairperson Vicky Eatrides says the regulator would like to move faster to m...
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Analyst says Conservative leadership race has become 'more unpredictable and open'
VICTORIA - All five remaining candidates for the leadership of the Conservative Party of B.C. will face off against each other for the first time during a debate Friday in Vancouver. Former B.C. Liberal cabinet minister Iain Black, commentator Carolin...
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U.S. liquor stays off shelves, because British Columbians are irate over tariffs: Eby
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his province will keep U.S. liquor off store shelves because British Columbians are still angry over tariffs on various industries, including softwood lumber. The premier made the comments in light of ...
11h ago
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Government asks court to exclude evidence in B.C. trial over national security risk
VANCOUVER - The federal government has made an application to exclude some evidence over national security risks at the trial of Iain Hunt, whose wife was reported missing in 2021 from their home in Port Moody, B.C. The Attorney General of Canada says...
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Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs asks government to pause two treaties to resolve dispute
VICTORIA - B.C.'s Indigenous Relations minister says two First Nations nearing the end of their treaty process have developed "accommodation packages" with some neighbouring nations, but there's still more work to do. The Union of British Columbia Indi...
13h ago
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'Alberta Time': Bill tabled to ditch clock changes, keep daylight time all year
EDMONTON - Alberta took the first formal step Thursday toward ending more than a half-century of annual clock changes. Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party government introduced a bill that would see the province remain on daylight time y...
13h ago
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Canada

In the news today: Revamping Canadian broadcasting, B.C. Tory leaders, 'Go Habs Go!'
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... CRTC chair defends Online Streaming Act work after critics say regulator too slow CRTC chairperson Vicky Eatrides says the regulator would like to move faster to m...
2h ago
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Lane Hutson and Habs take over 'next station' announcements in Montreal metro
MONTREAL - About a year after coming under fire for removing the words "Go! Canadiens Go!" from the electronic signs on city buses over concerns about Quebec's language legislation, the Montreal transit agency is trying something new to show its love f...
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CRTC chair defends Online Streaming Act work after critics say regulator too slow
OTTAWA - CRTC chairperson Vicky Eatrides says the regulator would like to move more quickly to modernize Canada's broadcasting system, but implementing the new rules is complex work and the CRTC must consider conflicting opinions. "We would all like to...
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Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk joins NASA's SpaceX mission
OTTAWA - Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk is set to head to the International Space Station later this year, joining NASA's SpaceX Crew-13. A news release from the Canadian Space Agency said it will be Kutryk's first space mission. He will be the eight...
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Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs asks government to pause two treaties to resolve dispute
VICTORIA - B.C.'s Indigenous Relations minister says two First Nations nearing the end of their treaty process have developed "accommodation packages" with some neighbouring nations, but there's still more work to do. The Union of British Columbia Indi...
13h ago
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Government asks court to exclude evidence in B.C. trial over national security risk
VANCOUVER - The federal government has made an application to exclude some evidence over national security risks at the trial of Iain Hunt, whose wife was reported missing in 2021 from their home in Port Moody, B.C. The Attorney General of Canada says...
14h ago
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